David Li Bio

Based in Beijing since 2006, David is natively fluent in both English and Chinese, and has been widely recognized as one of the few leading finance veterans in China. David regularly advises private credit funds, sovereign wealth funds, corporations, financial sponsors, and multilateral organizations on a wide array of cross-border event-driven public and private credit and equity capital solution transactions in China and elsewhere in Asia Pacific. His extensive experience includes leveraged acquisition financings; structured or mezzanine, equity, equity-linked and credit investments, including PIPEs. For over a decade, David has been recognized as a Leading Individual in "China Banking & Finance" and "China Projects & Infrastructure" by both Chambers and Legal 500. A grateful client remarked, "The locations we work in always have grey areas and uncertainties, and the only way we've solved them is due to David's advice". Clients consistently commend David as "a very good technical lawyer" (Chambers 2024), "a problem solver. Practical and professional." in addition to having "a strong grasp of structuring." (Chambers 2023). He also "remains a respected practitioner in the market. He is capable of handling inbound and outbound transactions, advising on both equity and debt financing." and "regularly assists with complex project financing". David was also described as “‘professional, practical and has a deep knowledge of the market.”(The Asia Pacific Legal 500 2023).